Email/ID problems won't play certain songs

Some early itunes were purchased with a letter missing from the email/id. Somehow it was corrected when one could actually speak with an itunes person. All music play and many, many more songs were purchased. Recently, I bought a new computer and reloaded the music and itunes and the original early itunes have reverted back to the inaccurate email and won't play. When the song is chosen a menu pops up that says, "This computer is not authorized to play (song). Would you like to authorize it? To play song you must authorize this computer" It has the incorrect ID. If I change the ID to the correct one, it says the computer is authorized and is 2 of 5. When I go to click on the song again to play it, the original error message pops up again and the song won't play. I'm afraid to sync my itouch because these songs are playing on it as it was last synced before the new computer. Help!

Maui, not sure how many as I have close to 1000 songs. If I were to guess, it might be somewhere around 100 or so? I don't know if it would burn to a CD - wouldn't I have to open it to burn it?

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Welcome to AD!
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